''Pelseneeria'' is a
genus
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of very small
ectoparasitic sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s or
micromollusk
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s in the
family
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Eulimidae
Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.
Description
These small parasitic snails live on (or in some cases in) the bodies of echinoderms such as sea cucumbers, sea ...
. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelseneeria'' include:
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Pelseneeria bountyensis''
Powell, 1933
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Pelseneeria brunnea''
Tate, 1887
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Pelseneeria castanea''
Dall, 1925
*''
Pelseneeria hawaiiensis''
Warén, B. L. Burch & T. A. Burch, 1984
*''
Pelseneeria media''
Koehler & Vaney, 1908
*''
Pelseneeria minor''
Koehler & Vaney, 1908
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Pelseneeria minuta
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Dall, 1927
*''
Pelseneeria perdepressa''
Dall, 1925
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Pelseneeria profunda''
Koehler & Vaney, 1908 (
Type taxon)
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Pelseneeria secunda''
Powell, 1940
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Pelseneeria senuti''
Lozouet, 1999
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Pelseneeria sibogae''
Schepman & Nierstrasz, 1909
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Pelseneeria stimpsonii''
A. E. Verrill, 1872
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Pelseneeria striata
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Bouchet & Warén, 1986
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Pelseneeria stylifera
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Turton, 1825
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Pelseneeria sudamericana
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Pastorino & Zelaya, 2001
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Pelseneeria thurstoni
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Winckworth, 1936
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Pelseneeria yamamotoi
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family (biology), family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
...
''
Habe, 1952
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Pelseneeria globosus''
(Johnston, 1841): synonym of ''Pelseneeria stylifera''
(Turton, 1825)
* ''Pelseneeria secundus''
ic synonym of ''Pelseneeria secunda''
(Powell, 1940)
* ''Pelseneeria turtoni''
(Broderip, 1832): synonym of ''Pelseneeria stylifera''
(Turton, 1825)
* ''Pelseneeria verrilli''
(Dall, 1927): synonym of ''Pelseneeria stimpsonii''
(A. E. Verrill, 1872)
References
* Koehler R. & Vaney C. (1908). ''Description d'un nouveau genre de Prosobranches parasite sur certains Echinides''. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco 118: 1-16
* Winckworth, R. (1932). The British marine Mollusca. Journal of Conchology. 19 (7): 211-252.
* Ivanov, 1952
rudy Leningradskogo Obshchestva Estestvoispytatelei, Otdelenie Zoologii, 71(4): 134
* Powell, 1939 : Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 2(4): 234
* Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies. suppl 13: 1-96. page(s): 64
Further reading
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External links
Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan. Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda.Marine Species Identification Portal
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